Comments | ontd_political: Because this shouldn't be forgotten

apis_cerana in ontd_political

Because this shouldn't be forgotten

Jan 06, 2012 12:52

Private Chen’s Family Learns More About Hazing by Fellow G.I.’s

The officers in command of the battalion of Pvt. Danny Chen, who the Army says committed suicide in Afghanistan in October after being hazed by fellow soldiers, were aware of the harsh treatment he had repeatedly received, his family said Thursday ( Read more... )

race / racism, afghanistan, asian people, military, fuckery

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rex_dart January 6 2012, 19:19:14 UTC

Could you add a source link, please?

apis_cerana January 6 2012, 19:26:43 UTC

Yes! Sorry, I immediately realized that I forgot to after I submitted it x.x

imnotasquirrel January 6 2012, 19:27:51 UTC

Ugh, I heard about this. Despicable. The proceedings should be moved to the US IMO. I'm not convinced that these guys won't get away with a slap on the wrist.

starsinshapes January 6 2012, 19:36:37 UTC

I think read over at Racialicious an article written by a relative of the Chen family who organized a march for justice and it was completely ruined by OWS protesters.

It sucks that probably nothing is going to happen.

apis_cerana January 6 2012, 19:39:40 UTC

I saw that too. Fucking assholes.

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starsinshapes January 7 2012, 13:48:24 UTC

Here's the article:
http://www.racialicious.com/2012/01/02/private-danny-chen-and-why-i-will-never-again-reach-out-to-ows-about-something-that-matters-to-me/

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erunamiryene January 6 2012, 19:36:58 UTC

Where. The. Fuck. Was. The. Parent. Command?

Every single unit falls under another unit. How the fuck was this kept that fucking silent the whole fucking time?

TBH, I'm still beyond disappointed that NO ONE ELSE IN HIS FUCKING UNIT reported this to ANYONE ELSE outside their chain. If your chain of command is fucked, you go to the next higher command. Period. They start teaching you that shit in boot camp.

d00ditsemily January 6 2012, 21:43:08 UTC

A lot of units will sweep it under the rug. When my husband was deployed a NCO beat up a lower enlisted guy and it was caught on tape. So they moved the NCO and swept it under the rug because he was about to get out in 2 years and they didn't want him to lose his retirement (yes they still let him walk around with a loaded gun). On my husband's units fb page someone posted about officers raping enlisted women and how it was swept under the rug, and then the unit totally ignored it and deleted the comment.

erunamiryene January 6 2012, 21:45:49 UTC

I know, but ... if your unit isn't dealing with it, you're within your legal rights (even within the military) to go to the next higher command. That's why I went to the 2d MHG instead of my unit with my discrimination issue, because it was company commanding officers causing the problem in my unit.

Then again, IDK, procedures could differ between the Army and the Corps.

There are just so many points of failure in this story, it boggles my mind.

d00ditsemily January 6 2012, 21:54:22 UTC

You're right, but I think a lot of people are just scared of how they will be treated, where their career with go, etc. if they go higher and nothing happens.

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rylee900 January 6 2012, 19:53:12 UTC

That's horrific.I literally feel sick.

The worst part is,for what these people did? They'll get away with it.

Ugh,I feel so angry right now :(